Individual Details
Melvin Eugene Herbert
(6 Feb 1918 - 3 Dec 1994)
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Birth: Feb. 6, 1918
Custer, Custer County
South Dakota, USA
Death: Dec. 3, 1994
Topeka, Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Melvin Eugene Herbert was the son of Fred Everett Herbert and Jessie Vena Brown. He married Isla Irene Manuel January 23 1943 at Holton, KS. They lived in Oskaloosa, KS for many years. Following Isla's death, Melvin moved to Topeka, KS and lived at the Hearthstone Retirement Center. Melvin was a salesman and is retired now. He was raised in the Black Hills near Custer, SD. He enlisted in the Cavalry in 1941, training at Ft. Riley, KS. Was a member of Mexican Border Patrol. Member of "F" Troop, 14th Cavalry Regiment until 1942. Served with 9th Armored Division, 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion. Was a tank commander and Staff Sergeant. He took extensive training at Ft. Ord, CA and went overseas in June, 1944. Served in Philippines, Leyte, and Okinawa. He landed on Okinawa on Easter Morning, 1945. They had two children:
Jacquelyn Kay, b. 8 Nov 1943, m. Kirk Dewayne Natalie; Terrance Eugene, b. 13 May 1950. m. Pamela Yvonne Slavens.
Birth: Feb. 6, 1918
Custer, Custer County
South Dakota, USA
Death: Dec. 3, 1994
Topeka, Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Melvin Eugene Herbert was the son of Fred Everett Herbert and Jessie Vena Brown. He married Isla Irene Manuel January 23 1943 at Holton, KS. They lived in Oskaloosa, KS for many years. Following Isla's death, Melvin moved to Topeka, KS and lived at the Hearthstone Retirement Center. Melvin was a salesman and is retired now. He was raised in the Black Hills near Custer, SD. He enlisted in the Cavalry in 1941, training at Ft. Riley, KS. Was a member of Mexican Border Patrol. Member of "F" Troop, 14th Cavalry Regiment until 1942. Served with 9th Armored Division, 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion. Was a tank commander and Staff Sergeant. He took extensive training at Ft. Ord, CA and went overseas in June, 1944. Served in Philippines, Leyte, and Okinawa. He landed on Okinawa on Easter Morning, 1945. They had two children:
Jacquelyn Kay, b. 8 Nov 1943, m. Kirk Dewayne Natalie; Terrance Eugene, b. 13 May 1950. m. Pamela Yvonne Slavens.
Events
| Birth | 6 Feb 1918 | South Dakota |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Jan 1943 | Holton, Jackson Co., Kansas - Isla Irene Manuel | | ||
| Death | 3 Dec 1994 | Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas | | ||
| Burial | Bucks Grove Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Isla Irene Manuel (1916 - 1989) |
| Child | Jacquelyn Herbert (1943 - ) |
| Child | Terrance Herbert (1950 - ) |
| Father | Fred Everett Herbert Sr. (1893 - 1973) |
| Mother | Jessie Vena Brown (1895 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Edith M. Herbert (1914 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Nancy Leona Herbert (1916 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Fred Everett Herbert Jr. (1922 - 1982) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Custer Co., South Dakota.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. Find A Grave.
4. Social Security Death Index.
5. Find A Grave.